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Metz Show Review

16 May

Metz
Lincoln Hall
May 12th, 2013
Chicago, IL

Metz, Band

Rarely do I get to experience a show thats memories will be so forever imprinted on my life. Even if this is because my face will now be slightly more deformed than ever before, I still consider this a good thing. And no, I don’t say this because of some theoretical “face melting guitar solos”. This is because I shattered my nose on some dude’s shoulder while moshing halfway into the show. But before I get into that, let’s backtrack a bit shall we?
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Titus Andronicus Show Review

6 May

Titus Andronicus

The Metro, Chicago, IL

May 4th 2013

 Titus Andronicus show review at the Metro in Chicago

Last year, we wrote extensively about the career of Titus Andronicus, an anthemic, progressive punk rock band from New Jersey that finds their roots in equal parts patriotic rock hero Bruce Springsteen and anti-establishment punk acts like Minor Threat and the Clash. The band delivered a brilliant concept album based around the Civil War that toed the line about as well as any album I can think of showcasing a conflicted relationship with your country, and followed that with the decent but still disappointing Local Business, which we listed as one of our biggest disappointments of last year. So going into Saturday’s show, I had tempered enthusiasm seeing a band whose last album I wasn’t crazy about, but a band I have seen whip a crowd into a frenzy a few years ago at the Pitchfork Music Festival. What Titus Andronicus delivered was far beyond what I expected, in one of the wildest shows I have been to in quite some time.

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Big Boi & Killer Mike Show Review

3 May

Big Boi & Killer Mike

The Vogue

Indianapolis, IN

April 30, 2013

big boi killer mike

There is a difference between having a lot of fun at a show, and a show being legitimately good.  I had a lot of fun at the Big Boi & Killer Mike show, but only one of the two artists present really impressed me, and it may not be the one you’d immediately expect.  Just by saying that, I’m sure everyone is clued into the fact I enjoyed Killer Mike much, much more than Big Boi.  Let me go through the two performances in chronological order, just to give you a taste of the whole experience.
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Ghostface Killah Show Review: 2720 Cherokee

30 Apr

Ghostface Killah
2720 Cherokee
St. Louis, MO
4/27/2013

Ghostface Killah, live, st louis

Probably more than any other Wu-Tang member, Ghostface Killah has a flair for the dramatic in his intricate storytelling.  He likes his albums to have a very natural first, second and third act, and the same can certainly be said of his live show.  I’m going to lay the groundwork for what transpired Saturday night, but want to let Todd jump in at the end for some further thoughts, since I had the pleasure of attending a show with him for the first time in what seems like years.
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Jim James Show Review

22 Apr

Jim James
The Vic Theater
Chicago, IL
4/20/2013

Jim James, the vic, chicago, Live

As Jim James took the stage last Saturday night, I was overtaken by the nostalgic feeling that one gets when seeing an old friend for the first time in a while. The first time I’d ever seen the man perform live was My Morning Jacket’s epic 3+ hour performance at Bonnaroo in 2006. Since then, I have seen MMJ many more times, and have been hard pressed to find a better modern live act. Not surprisingly, both times I have seen Jim outside of his brothers of Kentucky outfit (which would be with Monsters of Folk and this solo show), he has only exceeded expectations to replicate the same live energy and endearment that fans are accustom to when he is in his usual element.
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